verb
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to distribute circulars to
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to canvass or petition (people), as for support, votes, etc, by distributing letters, etc
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to make circular
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Etymology
Origin of circularize
Example Sentences
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And there are ample opportunities to circularize the electronics industry.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 21, 2022
The plan called for a second burn, to circularize the remaining orbits.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2018
Planets that orbit close to their host stars in slightly eccentric orbits have another source of energy: the star will raise tides in these planets that tend to circularize the orbits.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
He will get men into his church if he has to run prize fights in the pulpit, foot races down the aisles, and circularize through the mail.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'll see you later; I don't know how long it's going to take me to get a list prepared, and circularize the old-arms trade.
From Murder in the Gunroom by Piper, H. Beam
In addition to this, we circularized 1,000 businessmen in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as directors of large corporations, automobile executives, doctors, ministers and educators.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 5, 2015
During the Hauptmann trial she circularized a long fantasy to prove the alien carpenter innocent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Four years ago the Literary Digest, opinion-collecting weekly, circularized millions of citizens, soliciting subscriptions and inquiring for whom they intended to vote for President.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Peace Award circularized all universities, colleges, law schools, inviting entries.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1919 every club was again circularized and the answers showed that the women throughout the State wanted favorable action by the State Federation.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted
Before long, zealous Dr. L&233;vitt was circularizing Connecticut voters with an appeal to form a new party, inviting replies to be addressed to him at the Department of Justice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tirelessly circularizing small-town bankers and car owners, George Pepperdine sold that year $12,000 worth of tops, tires, gadgets.
From Time Magazine Archive
Carl was circularizing a list of possible purchasers, and corresponding with makers of camping goods.
From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Lewis, Sinclair
The only thing that caused him any uneasiness was an overdraft at his bank due to cover which he had to pay on shares purchased for him by a circularizing bucket-shop keeper.
From Septimus by Locke, William John
Therefore, the information that is obtained in the circularizing and sale of one product has to be taken warily when applied to another product.
From How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence by Crowther, Mary Owens
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